Lawn-mower.



.PATBN'IBD MAR. 13., 1906.

H.P.TE RRY. LAWN MOWER. 1 APPLICATION FILED JUNE 7.1905.

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. UNITED smile.

PATENT OFFICE.

HOWELL P.' yTERRYgoE ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY,` AssreNoR'To GEORGE E. coRNwELL,` OE BROOKLYN, NEW YORK,

. LAWN-MQWER.

Specification of lLetters Patent. Application filed une '7, 1905. Serial No. 264,075.

Patented March 13, 19,06.

To all whom tn/bay concern: i y

Be it known that I, HOWELL P. TERRY, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Elizabeth, in the county of Union and 'Statel of New Jersey, have invented a new and Improved Lawn-Mower, of w; ich the following This invention relates to lawn-mowers; and it consists, substantially, in the details of vconstruction andV combinations of parts hereinafter more particularly described,4 and pointed out in the claims.

- The invention has reference more espe- ,cially to hand-propelled lawn-mowers;l and one of the principal objects thereof is to provide a structure of this kind of' anembodiment to overcome thenumerous disadvantages and objections encountered in the use of man for simi ar purposes.

A further object is to provide a lawnmower which is both simple in construction vand comparativelycheap to manufacture, b esides being light in weight and easily manipulated and possessing the capacity for long other structures hitherto devised .and repeated service.

The above and additional objects are attained by means substantially such as are illustrated in the Iaccompanying drawings, in whichf Figure 1 isa top plan view of a lawn-mower .embodying my improvements and Fig. 2 is an enlarged side view thereof, partlyin section, on the line 2 2 ofFig. 1. y

Before proceeding with a more detailed description it may be stated that in the form of my improvements herein shown I provide a supporting frame or yoke for the structure,

in which .is supported a shaft for the main driving-wheels of the structure `and combinedwith which is a rigid or stationary cutter or knife,together with a reciprocatory cutter or knife, special means being employed between the aforesaid shaft and said reciprocatorycutter o rknife bywhich the latter is operatedin the ordinary propulsion of the machine over .a lawn or other surface.

Reference beingV had to the-drawings by the designating characters thereon, 1 designates `as an ,entirety the supporting frame or .yoke of my improved ,lawn-mower, the Vsame eing adapted at 2 for the attachment therefrom becoming clogged u wit `toof anordinar. operatinghandle 3 and comprising lateral y-.f iverging'members 4, ter- `minating with forwardly-projecting .parallel side members 5. (See Fig. 1'.)` Mounted in oppositely disposed bearings 6, provided therefor in said parallel side members 5 ofthe frame or yoke, are .the journals vof a shaft '-7, which are preferably squared for a suitable y distance from their ends, as indicated .at 8 in l Fig. 1, for the attachment Or fasteningy there- 13o of the main propelling-wheels 9 of the machine, vit being apparent that the said shaft and wheels rotate together or in unison as the said wheels are propelled over the 'surface :of the ground. Mounted at the ends orv forward extremities of the aforesaid parallel side members 5` of the frame or yoke l of the machine are inwardly-extending short shafts 10, which are rigid with the side members 5 and upon which are j ournaled the smaller propellingwheels 1 1, it being .notedin Fig. 2 that in the operation of the machine the said frame or yoke thereof is disposed at such forward and 'downward inclination as that the peripheral portions of the smaller driving-wheels'11",are caused also to move along the surface of the `,agroundin the desired manner by which to veffect or obtain the results sought.

Rigid with each of the short shafts 10 Iand extending forwardly thereof are du licate members 12, disposed at either end o a stationary cutter or knife 13, said stationary cutter or knife extending transversely of .the machine, as shown, and beingpreferably provided along the forward edge thereof `with a series of teeth 14, having cutting edges 15, each set of said members 12 also having riv id therewith a hood 16, extending u war` vy and rearwardly vand partially concea ing one of the lsmaller driving-wheels 11, said hoods serving to protect the said wheels 11 and to prevent the bearings and supports thereof dirt or grass. The stationary cutter or nife 13 is provided at or near the ends of thel upper surface therecutting edges 21 cooperating with the aforef saidcutting edges 15 of theteeth of the stationary cutter or knife. This latter cutter or knife is preferably.remevablelfor' the'pur- .pose of'repair or sharpening ofthe 1teeth.

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thereof whenever desired, and in the use of the machine the same is rigidly held in position by means of screws such as indicated at 22, Fig. 2, extending through the same and through the integral rigid supports 23 therefor from the under side. The longitudinallyreciprocatory cutter or knife 19 is provided along the inner edge thereof with an up- `standing flange 24,' ri idly secured to which at 25 are the forwar ends of parallel and preferably curved members 26 of a reciprocatory yoke 27, the upper and rearward ends of said parallel curved members 26 being provided with preferablylateral sleeves 28, movably mounted uponthe aforesaid shaft 7 of the machine. The said reciprocatory yoke 27 may be operated in various ways; but preferably I provide a connecting member 29 between the parallel members 26 thereof, having duplicate offsets or pins 30 projecting rearwardly therefrom and forming between them a guide for the concentric rim 31 of a circular rotatory cam 32, having rigid therewith a collar 38, which is secured to the 'shaft 7 intermediate of the sleeves 28 of the parallel members 26 of the reciprocatory yoke 27 by means of a set-screw 34 or in any other suitable way, said rim having at the 'edge thereof lateral concentrically-disposed alternating projections 31a, as shown..

Preferably the parallel members 26 of the reciprocatory yoke 27 are also rigidly connected together by means of a longitudinal brace 35,- from the ends of which extend laterally-inclined members 36, the ends of which are also secured at 37 to the aforesaid upstanding flange 24 of the said reciprocatory cutter or knife 19. The hereinbefore-mentioned supports 23 for the stationary cutter f or knife are integral with and extendbetween the hereinbefore-mentioned members 12 of each hood for the smaller propelling-wheels 11, and it is apparent that the parts constituting my improvements are simple in construction and organization as well as compact and easily accessible either for the purposes of cleaning or repair.

From the foregoing it will be seen that when the machine is propelled over a groundsurface in the ordinary wayfor the purpose of cutting grass and the like the rotary motion imparted to the cam 32 will be communicated to the reciprocatory yoke 27 by means of the hereinbefore-mentioned alternating projections 31*l on the rim of the cam working in contact with the parallel offsets from the connecting member 29 between the parallel members 26 of said yoke, and in this way a corresponding reciprocatory motion will be communicated to the aforesaid movable cutter or knife, all of which, it is thought, will be apparent. The movements of the movable cutter or knife are limited by the length of the slots 18 therein, as will be understood, and as the cutting edges of the teeth of this movable cutter or knife are carried across the teeth of the stationary cutter or knife the blades of grass will-be trimmed with an effective shearing cut, which is desirable in this class of machines.

The machine is very light in its entirety, and consequently can be lifted or carried aboutwith ease and may also be operated with but little fatigue to the operator.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. A lawn-mower, comprising a frame, a stationary cutter rigid therewith, a movable cutter cooperating with said stationary cutter, main propelling-wheels, a shaft connecting the same, means movable on said shaft,

having rigid connection with the movable cutter, and means carriedby the shaft for imparting reciprocating motion to said rstnamed means.

2. A lawn-mower, comprising a frame, a stationary cutter rigid therewith, a movable cutter cooperating with said stationary cutter, main propelling-wheels, a shaft connecting the same, means movable on said shaft, having rigid connection with the movable cutter, and means carried by the shaft for imparting reciprocating motion to said firstnamed means, said secondnamed means embodying a cam having alternating projections on its opposite sides.

3. A lawn-mower, comprising a frame having forwardly-extending parallel members, a shaft mounted to turn in said members and provided with propelling-wheels, forwardlydisposed smaller propelling-wheels, the bearings for which are rigid with the ends of said parallel members, hoods for the smaller wheels having side members rigid with the bearings thereof, a stationary cutter rigid with the hoods and connecting the same, a

vmovable cutter cooperating with said stationary cutter, and means from the shaft for imparting a reciprocatory motion to said movable cutter.

4. A lawn-mower, comprising a frame having forwardly-extending parallel members, a shaft mounted to turn in said members and provided with propelling-wheels, forwardlydisposed smaller propelling-wheels, the bearings for which are rigid with the ends of said.

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mounted i therein, a rotatable shafty connecting the Wheels of one set7 a stationary cutter,

a movable cutter cooperating therewith, a movable yoke having rigid connection with the movable cutter and provided with sleeves having longitudinal movement on the shaft, and a cam rigid with the shaft and having a rimprovided with alternating laterally-disposed projections on its opposite sides and engaging with arts of the yoke to reciprocate both the atter and the'said movable cutter.

- 6. A lawn-mower, comprising a support-v ing frame and sets of propelling wheels mounted therein, a rotatable shaft connecting the Wheels of one set, a stationary cutter, a movable cutter coperating therewith, a movable yoke having rigid connection with the movable cutter and provided with sleeves having longitudinal movement on the shaft, and a cam rigid with the shaft and` having a rim provided With alternating laterally-disposed projections on itsl opposite sides and engaging with parts of the yoke Which reciprocate both the latter and the said movable cutter, said yoke being constructed of curved parallel members and a connecting brace therebetween having members also secured to the movable knife.

In testimony whereoi1 I have signed my name to this speciication in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

. HOWELL P. TERRY. Witnesses: y

E. EVERETT ELLIS, JN0. M. RITTER.- 

